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Show Notes
0:00: Justin and Helen return to chat about what they’ve been up to! Well, outside of work and school and Katsucon at least for Helen.
News
7:50: Production I.G and Netflix are teaming up to do a 4K anime!…For the two hosts, the 4K is a bit much for them!
8:59: Anime studio Production Reed went back to its original name Ashi Productions, and Helen had to note that’s kind of rare to do.
9:39: French animator Thomas Romain launched his new anime studio (Studio No Border) a few weeks ago, which is pretty interesting news.
10:41: Talked briefly in the last podcast, Justin and Helen get more in-depth regarding the strange release of the Maquia DVDs, which…didn’t deliver on its stated promise of subs. Shout Factory provided an even stranger statement regarding the issue. The two hosts then decided to reveal their time growing up using VHS tapes and recording anime episodes that aired at like, 5AM, to complete the strangeness of it all.
13:41: Reggie Fils-Aime is retiring, which means we will have a Bowser leading Nintendo of America. Well then.
15:50: FUNimation is totally pushing Fruits Basket, and it will continue to grow at a fever pitch as it gets closer to its spring release.
18:02: Laid-Back Camp will be switching from its magazine to an app, which makes the two hosts wonder what that means for the series.
18:57: More Japanese publishers are moving to digital versions, so we’ll have to see how that space continues to evolve as the years go on. For now, LaLa, Hana to Yume, and Young Animal have launched digital editions.
19:38: Just when you think when manga about manga showcase artists that are too young to have a manga in a magazine, here’s a 13 year-old having a manga in a magazine.
21:24: Creatures Family Days the manga has ended. Helen checked out the anime which was a Japanese-Taiwanese collaboration under the name Frankenstein Family, and she gave her thoughts on the series ending.
Licensing News
22:33: Dark Horse licensed Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles. It took a while for them to confirm, as this thread sorta shows.
24:11: Seven Seas announced that they licensed something that is exactly something they would license (Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!)
25:18: VIZ made some announcements. First, let’s start with SuBLime, who licensed Tanaka Ogeretsu’s Yarichin Bitch Club. VIZ then announced they would be releasing a box set of Yusei Matsui’s Assassination Classroom.
The next couple of licenses are typical:
- Junji Ito’s No Longer Human (you’ll want to listen to the 26:20 mark for a stunning admission from Helen)
- Taiyo Matsumoto’s Cats of the Louvre
- Tasuku Karasuma’s No Guns Life
- Haruhisa Nakata’s Levius and the sequel Levius/est
And then VIZ decided to mention they also got Kousuke Oono’s The Way of the Househusband (Gokushufudou), which seems pretty surprising actually.
33:47: And finally for licenses, Discotek announced a couple of anime, one of which Justin completely got mixed up with.
Weird News
35:40: The Chiitan anime is now delayed — whether it’s due to the lawsuit or behind the scenes shenanigans, who really knows.
36:46: Thanks to Frog-kun, we have been introduced to one of the best Yugi commercials ever, which involves a Yu-Gi-Oh! x Monster Strike collaboration, Yugi being unnecessarily a jerk, and a 10 minute aftermath video for a commercial that was 15 seconds!
40:00: The manga about periods, Little Miss P, is getting a live-action film. How it’s gonna look…everyone should be curious about how it’s gonna look.
41:22: In case you didn’t know, Gintama is not going to end for probably the 100th time. So it’s going to go the way of Kochikame and Conan and be a long-running manga series.
43:36: More details of your name., but the Hollywood version, is coming out. There’s…there’s going to be changes. BIG changes.
47:02: Finally, Kamen Rider has been running so long that…they are running out of places to film in Japan. To be clear, it’s because of the types of stunts they do that’s getting them in trouble.